In order to effectively use TurnItIn to prevent Plagarism you need to complete 6 simple steps.

  1. Register at TurnItIn as a Teacher
  2. Complete your Personal Information
  3. Add your Classes to your TurnItIn account
  4. Add Assignments to your Class(es)
  5. Instruct Your Students to Register
  6. Instruct Your Students to Submit Documents for Your Class

Obtaining Additional Help: A complete tutorial of these steps and other TURNITIN options may be found on the web at http://www.turnitin.com/static/training_support/tii_instructor_quickstart.html.

I. Register at TurnItIn as a Teacher

  1. Go to www.turnitin.com
  2. In the upper right hand corner click on "Create User Profile"
    1. User Profile Step 1:
      • Select "Instructor" and click the NEXT button
    2. User Profile Step 2:
      • Account ID: 35801
      • Password: salem24153
      • Click the NEXT button
    3. User Profile Step 3
      • Enter E-mail address
      • Click the NEXT button
    4. User Profile Step 4
      • Select a good password and enter it twice.
    5. User Profile Step 5
      • Enter first and last name
      • Enter Country and State
    6. User Profile Step 6
      • Read the user agreement and Click on the "I agree -- Create Profile" link
  3. Click on the "Return to Login Page" link and login using your new username/password

II. Change your User Info

  1. Click on the Red "User Info" menu item at the top of the page.
  2. Enter your personal information as appropriate.
  3. Click on the SUBMIT Button when finished.

III. Add A Class to Your Account

  1. Go to http://www.turnitin.com
  2. In the upper right hand corner log in by entering your E-Mail address and Password and then clicking on the LOG-IN button.
  3. In the Center of the web page click on the "Add A Class" link
  4. CLASS TYPE: Select Standard Class from the pull down menu.
  5. CLASS NAME: Enter a class name that uniquely identifies your class at Salem High. Use of your name, SHS Class Name and Section Number are recommended. (eg. Smith-Algebra-sec9)
  6. ENROLLMENT PASSWORD: The students in your class will need to register on the turnitin web site using this password. NOTE: This should be a simple password but NOT a personal password that you use for other purposes. I would encourage you to consider simple words like "hotdog" or "pizza" that will be easy for students to remember. Note also that the password is CASE SENSITIVE!
  7. CLASS END DATE: Enter the date your class will end.
  8. ORIGINALITY REPORTS: Choose from the drop down list whether or not you will allow students to view the results from their paper.
  9. Click on the SUBMIT button to finish adding the class.
    A pop-up window will appear which tells you the CLASS-ID and ENROLLMENT PASSWORD which you will need to give to your students so that they may enroll in your class. Write this information down!

IV. Add Assignments to Your Class(es)

  1. Go to http://www.turnitin.com
  2. In the upper right hand corner log in by entering your E-Mail address and Password and then clicking on the LOG-IN button.
  3. Click on the underlined name of the class you wish to add assignments to.
  4. Click on the "Create A New Assignment" link
  5. Select the type of assignment you wish (eg. paper assignment)
  6. Enter the assignment title
  7. Select the START and END dates of the assignment
  8. Enter any special assignment instructions
  9. Generate Originality Reports should be set to YES
  10. Show advanced assignment options should be set to YES
  11. Answer advanced assignment options according to your preferences
  12. Click on the SUBMIT button to create your assignment
  13. Your students will now be able to see the created assignments and submit their papers.
  14. You will be able to see the student assignments as they are submitted.

V & VI:

Click here to view steps V & VI